Video shows Portsdown Hill abseil

A daredevil has been captured on video abseiling down the sheer chalk face of Portsdown Hill.

The short clip, which was uploaded to YouTube, shows the man descending into the chalk pit earlier this month.

A daredevil abseils down the face of Portsdown Hill

Although the man appears to be well kitted-out, experts have warned people not to play in the chalk pits after several incidents in which children had to be rescued after they set out to climb the chalk face.